I work in IT, work at a really shitty company but pays okay. No room to grow though. New company has plenty of room to grow and is a small team. First interview was asked what my current pay was, I gave a ballpark answer. Well today I had my second interview, at the end they wanted to offer me a substantial amount less, 10k less to be exact, to start with “ramping” pay increase over first few months after I get acclimated to the company and how their systems work/etc. Ive got roughly 8 years of IT experience between being a deployment tech and being a level 2, level 3 tech and have my A+ certification (systems knowledge/minor networking/security/linux/mac/windows certification). 8 years in the field and im unable to find a job that will pay atleast the average salary in Connecticut.